LSE Impact Blog

LSE Impact Blog

London School of Economics and Political Science

The LSE Impact Blog is a hub for researchers, administrative staff, librarians, students, think tanks, government, and anyone else interested in maximising the impact of academic work in the social sciences and other disciplines. We hope to encourage debate, share best practice and keep the impact community up to date with news, events and the latest research.


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LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 18 January 2024 English

Drawing on the findings of a workshop on making translational research design principles the norm for European research, Gabi Lombardo, Jonathan Deer, Anne-Charlotte Fauvel, Vicky Gardner and Lan Murdock discuss …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 17 January 2024 English

Few academics, students or policymakers would dispute the value of addressing societal problems by setting them in the context of ‘the dynamic relationship’ between different disciplines. Christopher Daley and Linda …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 16 January 2024 English

Based on an analysis of ten years of pay data, Michael W. Gmeiner, Richard McManus and Adelina Gschwandtner shed light on the complex process used to determine salaries for top …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 15 January 2024 English

Reflecting on a salutary lesson in how not to post statistics on social media, Jonathan Portes discusses the limitations of posting statistics and data visualizations online and how simple visualizations …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 10 January 2024 English

Achieving a net zero transition requires co-ordination and concerted effort by multiple stakeholders across the economy, including investors. Discussing the Transition Pathway Initiative at the Grantham Research Institute at LSE, …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 9 January 2024 English

The rising cost of academic publishing is causing consternation across the research ecosystem and prompting calls in Europe for a transition to not-for-profit publishing models. Rob Johnson argues that expecting …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 8 January 2024 English

Based on a study of how research is cited in national and local media sources, Andy Tattersall shows how research is often poorly represented in the media and suggests better …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 5 January 2024 English

In Escape from Model Land: How Mathematical Models Can Lead Us Astray and What We Can Do about It, Erica Thompson explores how mathematical models are used in contexts that …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 4 January 2024 English

Commenting on the trend for the politically motivated forensic scrutiny of the research records of academics, Till Bruckner argues that singling out individuals in this way has a chilling effect …


LSE: London School of Economics and Political Science · 3 January 2024 English

While researchers often point to the relevance of their research, economic models and econometric methods are typically inaccessible to a wider audience. Gabriel Ahlfeldt explains how interactive dashboards represent a …